Richard Ouellette

HIST121 · HIST120 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 84/100
RMP rating: 4.2/5
Take again: 80%
Difficulty: 2.8

The decision

if you show up and use the study guides; if you hate lecture-heavy formats.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate history lecturesClear study guidesAccessible outside classExtra creditLecture heavy

Most students love his passion and find history enjoyable under him.
, and .
One review finds pure PowerPoint lectures boring and attendance-critical.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

Multiple A+ , and lots of make an A realistic with modest review.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Material is manageable with study guides though summer sections involve work and content is lecture heavy.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

and one warns that missing class means missing a whole chapter.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

80/100

Four of and and clarity, with one dissenting review.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

, and multiple A+ grades indicate student-friendly grading.

Format shift

Workload

Light

70/100

Workload is described as not too crazy with reading on your own and manageable split exams.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

Passion, humor, and accessibility dominate, with one complaint of boring PowerPoint-only lectures.

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

quiz, and online Quizlet quizzes drive grades.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person history classes are mostly praised as interesting and , though one student found lectures boring PowerPoints.

Main concern

Lecture-heavy format and missing class can mean missing a whole chapter.

What students said

“He gives VERY clear study guides for the 4 exams he gives which are easy if you just do a little reviewing.”
HIST120

“This guy will get you to love history or at the very least enjoy it.”
HIST121

“STRICTLY ONLY POWERPOINT LECTURES. Lectures are really boring.”
HIST121

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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, Quizlet quizzes, and , making them relatively student-friendly.

Clear study guidesExam hintsExtra creditOnline Quizlet quizzesSplit finals

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, Quizlet online quizzes, and lots of .

Study guidesExam hintsQuizlet quizzesExtra creditMidterm and final

“He gives VERY clear study guides for the 4 exams he gives which are easy if you just do a little reviewing.”
HIST120

“Gives hints for . Online quizzes are all on quizlet & lots of .”
HIST121

“His final is split into 4 manageable tests throughout the semester.”
HIST120

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“This guy will get you to love history or at the very least enjoy it.”
Voice snapshots generated from 5 , and accessibility. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

82/100

“I am not interested in history what so ever, yet Mr Ouellette makes the class very interesting due to his passion for history.”

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82/100

“He gives VERY clear study guides for the 4 exams he gives which are easy if you just do a little reviewing.”

👍 Recommendation

80/100

“Easy and straightforward class! !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

This guy will get you to love history or at the very least enjoy it.
His lectures are great and are never boring; he has a passion for history.
STRICTLY ONLY POWERPOINT LECTURES. Lectures are really boring.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

I received an A in his class which isn't common for me.
Gives hints for .
Easy and straightforward class! !

Theme 3

❤️ About Accessibility

you could text him and he would get back to you as soon as possible.
and very relaxed.
and approachable.

Data context

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Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Five detailed in-person reviews from 2017-2019 with mostly consistent praise yield medium confidence.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53

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Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

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Richard Ouellette

x x x x x x x x if you show up and use the study guides; x x if you hate lecture-heavy formats.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Mandatory

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📝 x x

👍 Recommendation

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Accessibility

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

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if you show up and use the study guides; if you hate lecture-heavy formats.

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